Utter madness: First, under the influence of American radical environmentalists, Ecuador put the “rights of nature” into its constitution, co-equal with those of humans. I missed this, but apparently a few months ago, Bolivia did likewise. And now, an attempt will be . . . . Continue Reading »
G. K. Chesterton had a way with words. Some of my favorite quotes come from him, and that includes a quote about fairy tales. The quote is usually stated like this: “Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that . . . . Continue Reading »
Yesterday at Public Discourse , Archbishop Charles Chaput argued that we must keep in perspective the onslaught of offenses to traditional Christian life—threats to religion from the secular world, science unrestrained by ethics, and corrupted power—in relation to the most fundamental . . . . Continue Reading »
Last week I mentioned pending anti-abortion legislation that is based on medical and scientific evidence that unborn babies at 20 weeks can feel intense pain when they are aborted . Anyone interested in learning more about the subject should check out Family Research Council’s free . . . . Continue Reading »
This is nice. But first, a little background.One of the fights in the Terri Schiavo case involved attempts by the family to obtain rehabilitation for her, which she had not received for years before her death. The family had declarations from very well regarded rehab experts who stated under . . . . Continue Reading »
Secondhand Smokette has a good column out today that touches on an issue we have discussed often here at SHS—the politicization of science and academia—that is, the corruption of their core missions. The story in question concerns a California researcher who blew the whistle on a . . . . Continue Reading »
I pay a lot of attention to the ways people speak because words have always fascinated me. I continue to remember the day, nearly 20 years ago, when my father watched undergrads walking from downtown Athens onto the UGA campus and remarked, “There go the students entering into the portals of . . . . Continue Reading »
Remember that kid in elementary school that used to taunt you on the playground? He probably grew up to become a member of Congress. A study by a Harvard professor finds that 27 percent of external communications by members of Congress is taunting other legislators : To come up with this insight, . . . . Continue Reading »
A public school in Chicago doesn’t allow students to bring lunches from home . Unless they have a medical excuse, they must eat the food served in the cafeteria: Principal Elsa Carmona said her intention is to protect students from their own unhealthful food choices. “Nutrition wise, it . . . . Continue Reading »
You probably thought that you had to wake up too early when you were a teenager. Everyone does. But the thing that made my bleary-eyed whimpering special — the difference between you and me — is that far from being mere whining, mine was, I now know, backed up by scientific fact. This . . . . Continue Reading »
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